terracing

ter·rac·ing

T t

Definitions of terracing word

noun terracing a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another. 1
noun terracing the top of such a construction, used as a platform, garden, road, etc. 1
noun terracing a nearly level strip of land with a more or less abrupt descent along the margin of the sea, a lake, or a river. 1
noun terracing the flat roof of a house. 1
noun terracing an open, often paved area connected to a house or an apartment house and serving as an outdoor living area; deck. 1
noun terracing an open platform, as projecting from the outside wall of an apartment; a large balcony. 1

before 1780

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1780-90; terrace + -ing1

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer